Has anyone tried CORALIFE MINI COMPACTS?

bodeba · 07/11/2007, 09:20 AM

Hi people,

Has anyone tried that lamp??

CORALIFE MINI COMPACTS???

here is a link

http://cgi.ebay.com/Coralife-Mini-Co...QQcmdZViewItem

I plan to use it on a 100 liters nano.. maybe 6 of the 20 watts,,

Are they ok for corals?? For how long they last???

Thanks

sir_dudeguy · 07/11/2007, 10:04 AM

yep, used em, hated em

The color was just too weird for me and i never noticed much growth at all. I played around with a 10w one and a 20w one over a 2.5 gallon tank and never got much to grow over around 8 months... Even my regular pc's grow stuff (specially button polyps) faster than those did.

The color was really pink. I know it said 50/50 (half 10K daylight and half 03 actinic) but the actinic part was really pink. And no, this was not one of the pink ones...i'm aware that there's a different bulb all together that is just pink

I'm horrible with liters-to-gallons....what would 100 liters be in gallons? If its longer than 24 inches, i suggest just getting t5's.

9Tailfox · 07/11/2007, 11:45 AM

Well, I'm horrible with conversions myself but according to an online calculator 100 liters should amount to approximately 26.4 US gallons.

sir_dudeguy · 07/11/2007, 01:09 PM

ya thats way too big to be using those coralife things anyways. They're really not that strong, and in a 26g.... Wouldnt even attempt it after the failure i had in my 2.5 with them haha.

26 should be over 24 inches long, so i'd do the t5 rout like i mentioned before if you got the money. I suggest a 4x24w t5 HO retro....got my icecap one from reefgeek.com and love the colors and everything. I got the same thing just a bit bigger than what i think would do good for yours. I got the 4x39w one.

althefishguy · 07/17/2007, 11:13 AM

whats the specs on the tank ??

07/11/2007, 09:20 AM	#1
bodeba Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 109	Has anyone tried CORALIFE MINI COMPACTS? Hi people, Has anyone tried that lamp?? CORALIFE MINI COMPACTS??? here is a link http://cgi.ebay.com/Coralife-Mini-Co...QQcmdZViewItem I plan to use it on a 100 liters nano.. maybe 6 of the 20 watts,, Are they ok for corals?? For how long they last??? Thanks

07/11/2007, 10:04 AM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mesa, az Posts: 10,795	yep, used em, hated em The color was just too weird for me and i never noticed much growth at all. I played around with a 10w one and a 20w one over a 2.5 gallon tank and never got much to grow over around 8 months... Even my regular pc's grow stuff (specially button polyps) faster than those did. The color was really pink. I know it said 50/50 (half 10K daylight and half 03 actinic) but the actinic part was really pink. And no, this was not one of the pink ones...i'm aware that there's a different bulb all together that is just pink I'm horrible with liters-to-gallons....what would 100 liters be in gallons? If its longer than 24 inches, i suggest just getting t5's. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!! Current Tank Info: 16g bowfront, 150w halide, 2 koralia 1's, 2 true percs, firefish..lots of corals

07/11/2007, 01:09 PM	#4
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mesa, az Posts: 10,795	ya thats way too big to be using those coralife things anyways. They're really not that strong, and in a 26g.... Wouldnt even attempt it after the failure i had in my 2.5 with them haha. 26 should be over 24 inches long, so i'd do the t5 rout like i mentioned before if you got the money. I suggest a 4x24w t5 HO retro....got my icecap one from reefgeek.com and love the colors and everything. I got the same thing just a bit bigger than what i think would do good for yours. I got the 4x39w one. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!! Current Tank Info: 16g bowfront, 150w halide, 2 koralia 1's, 2 true percs, firefish..lots of corals

07/17/2007, 11:13 AM	#5
althefishguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: 19010 Posts: 14	whats the specs on the tank ?? __________________ A toxic dose in a human would be about 4 micrograms. It is the most toxic organic substance known! Current Tank Info: Too Damn Many !!

07/11/2007, 11:45 AM	#3
9Tailfox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SD Posts: 47	Well, I'm horrible with conversions myself but according to an online calculator 100 liters should amount to approximately 26.4 US gallons.